Indicator/Powerhouse Films Announce April Releases
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Posted January 23, 2025 08:21 PM by Webmaster
Independent distributors Indicator/Powerhouse Films have announced their April batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Little Man, What Now? (1934), Spawn of the North (1938), Dangerous to Know (1938), and Behold a Pale Horse (1964). The four releases will be available for purchase on April 21.
Little Man, What Now?
From director Frank Borzage (Desire) comes Little Man, What Now?, a romantic drama starring Margaret Sullavan (The Shop Around the Corner) and Douglass Montgomery (Little Women).
In depression-era Germany, Hans (Montgomery) and his pregnant wife Emma (Sullavan) – affectionately known as 'Lammchen' – struggle to keep their heads above water. Their situation is complicated when Hans' boss, who believes him to be a bachelor, demands that he marry his daughter.
Based on the best-selling novel by Hans Fallada (Alone in Berlin) that has been adapted on numerous occasions in its native Germany, Little Man, What Now? is a heart-rending tale of life on the margins.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Anna May Wong (Shanghai Express), Akim Tamiroff (Spawn of the North), and Gail Patrick (My Man Godfrey) star in Dangerous to Know, a hard-hitting crime drama from director Robert Florey (Murders in the Rue Morgue), inspired by the life of notorious mobster Al Capone. Crime lord Stephen Recka (Tamiroff) will stop at nothing to marry socialite Margaret (Patrick), including murder and blackmail. However, his pathologically jealous mistress Lan Ying (Wong) will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Based on Edgar Wallace's hugely successful play On the Spot – which was such a big hit that several studios repeatedly attempted to bring it to the big screen, only to be rejected by the censors at the Production Office – Dangerous to Know is marked by its standout performance by Chinese American screen legend Anna May Wong, reprising her stage role. Special Features and Technical Specs:
Gregory Peck (MacArthur), Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia), and Anthony Quinn (R.P.M.) lead the cast of Behold a Pale Horse, a powerful drama from director Fred Zinnemann (The Day of the Jackal). Twenty years after the Spanish Civil War, Republican guerilla Manuel (Peck) lives in exile in France. Francoist Captain Viñolas (Quinn) is tasked with capturing him, and senses an opportunity when Manuel's mother (Mildred Dunnock) falls ill, but hasn't counted on the involvement of priest Father Francisco (Sharif), who tries to protect Manuel and guide him away from his path to violence. Adapted by J P Miller (Days of Wine and Roses) from a novel by Emeric Pressburger (The Red Shoes), Behold a Pale Horse is a riveting tale of morality, betrayal, and resistance. Special Features and Technical Specs:
From director Henry Hathaway (Peter Ibbetson) comes Spawn of the North, a thrilling adventure starring George Raft (You and Me), Henry Fonda (The Long Gray Line), and Dorothy Lamour (Road to Morocco).
Jim (Fonda), an Alaskan salmon fisherman, is reunited with his friend Tyler (Raft). When a dismayed Jim finds that Tyler has joined the gang of poachers that are stealing his stock, he enlists Tyler's lover, Nicky (Lamour), to help him defeat the thieves without endangering his friend.
Co-written by Jules Furthman (Shanghai Express), and co-starring Akim Tamiroff (Dangerous to Know) and John Barrymore (Twentieth Century), Spawn of the North is filmmaking on a grand scale, utilising an expansive Alaskan set featuring a 375,000-gallon water tank, as well as extensive location work on genuine Alaskan salmon runs.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Little Man, What Now?
From director Frank Borzage (Desire) comes Little Man, What Now?, a romantic drama starring Margaret Sullavan (The Shop Around the Corner) and Douglass Montgomery (Little Women).
In depression-era Germany, Hans (Montgomery) and his pregnant wife Emma (Sullavan) – affectionately known as 'Lammchen' – struggle to keep their heads above water. Their situation is complicated when Hans' boss, who believes him to be a bachelor, demands that he marry his daughter.
Based on the best-selling novel by Hans Fallada (Alone in Berlin) that has been adapted on numerous occasions in its native Germany, Little Man, What Now? is a heart-rending tale of life on the margins.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Original mono audio
- Geoff Andrew on 'Little Man, What Now?' (2025): in-depth discussion of the film and director Frank Borzage
- Thirza Wakefield on Margaret Sullavan (2025): appreciation of the actor's relatively brief but significant film career
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- Script gallery: complete dialogue and continuity script
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Rick Burin, archival interviews with director Frank Borzage, an archival profile of actor Margaret Sullavan, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Anna May Wong (Shanghai Express), Akim Tamiroff (Spawn of the North), and Gail Patrick (My Man Godfrey) star in Dangerous to Know, a hard-hitting crime drama from director Robert Florey (Murders in the Rue Morgue), inspired by the life of notorious mobster Al Capone. Crime lord Stephen Recka (Tamiroff) will stop at nothing to marry socialite Margaret (Patrick), including murder and blackmail. However, his pathologically jealous mistress Lan Ying (Wong) will stop at nothing to keep them apart. Based on Edgar Wallace's hugely successful play On the Spot – which was such a big hit that several studios repeatedly attempted to bring it to the big screen, only to be rejected by the censors at the Production Office – Dangerous to Know is marked by its standout performance by Chinese American screen legend Anna May Wong, reprising her stage role. Special Features and Technical Specs:
- 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with film historian Jeremy Arnold (2025)
- The Guardian Interview with Anthony Quinn (1995): newly edited video recording of the great actor in conversation with Sheridan Morley at the National Film Theatre, London
- Nurse and Martyr (1915): surviving extracts from Edgar Wallace's first-ever screen credit, with a newly commissioned concertina score by Bernard Wrigley
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with new essay by Pamela Hutchinson, an archival interview with actor Anna May Wong, an archival profile of actor Akim Tamiroff, new writing on Nurse and Martyr, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
Gregory Peck (MacArthur), Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia), and Anthony Quinn (R.P.M.) lead the cast of Behold a Pale Horse, a powerful drama from director Fred Zinnemann (The Day of the Jackal). Twenty years after the Spanish Civil War, Republican guerilla Manuel (Peck) lives in exile in France. Francoist Captain Viñolas (Quinn) is tasked with capturing him, and senses an opportunity when Manuel's mother (Mildred Dunnock) falls ill, but hasn't counted on the involvement of priest Father Francisco (Sharif), who tries to protect Manuel and guide him away from his path to violence. Adapted by J P Miller (Days of Wine and Roses) from a novel by Emeric Pressburger (The Red Shoes), Behold a Pale Horse is a riveting tale of morality, betrayal, and resistance. Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Caitlin McDonald on Emeric Pressburger (2025): the academic and film historian discusses the transition of the famed filmmaker's novel from the page to the screen
- The Guardian Interview with Omar Sharif (1984): archival audio recording of the great actor in conversation with Quentin Falk at the National Film Theatre, London
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Michael Pattison, an in-depth look at Emeric Pressburger's source novel, an a collection of anecdotes from Fred Zinnemann on the film's production and reception, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
From director Henry Hathaway (Peter Ibbetson) comes Spawn of the North, a thrilling adventure starring George Raft (You and Me), Henry Fonda (The Long Gray Line), and Dorothy Lamour (Road to Morocco).
Jim (Fonda), an Alaskan salmon fisherman, is reunited with his friend Tyler (Raft). When a dismayed Jim finds that Tyler has joined the gang of poachers that are stealing his stock, he enlists Tyler's lover, Nicky (Lamour), to help him defeat the thieves without endangering his friend.
Co-written by Jules Furthman (Shanghai Express), and co-starring Akim Tamiroff (Dangerous to Know) and John Barrymore (Twentieth Century), Spawn of the North is filmmaking on a grand scale, utilising an expansive Alaskan set featuring a 375,000-gallon water tank, as well as extensive location work on genuine Alaskan salmon runs.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- High definition remaster
- Original mono audio
- Audio commentary with screenwriter and author Kelly Goodner and filmmaker and film historian Jim Hemphill (2025)
- Tom Vincent on Loren L Ryder (2025): overview of the pioneering work by the sound engineer who won an Oscar for his contributions to Spawn of the North
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity material
- New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Phil Concannon, archival introductions by producer Albert Lewin and director Henry Hathaway, an archival interview with Hathaway, an archival production report, and film credits
- REGION-B "LOCKED"
